The Present Indefinite (Simple) | |||
I We You They | They work every day. Sometimes they write essays | ||
He She It | Once a week she works in the garden. He seldom writes to his parents. | ||
I We You They | Generally we do not work on Sundays. They do not write tests every day. | ||
He She It | Normally he doesnt work on Mondays. As a rule she does not writedown any notes at the seminar. | ||
I We You They | Do they always work on Saturdays? Do you frequently write letters to him? | ||
He She It | Does he work every other day? Does she often write e-mails? |
The Present Continuous | ||||
I | I am working at the moment. I am writing a letter now. | |||
We You They | They are writing a composition at the present moment. We are working now. | |||
He She It | He is working on the computer now. She is still writing her book. | |||
I | I am not working today. I am not writing my Ex. at the moment. | |||
We You They | They are not working in the garden. You are not writing down the notes of the lecture. | |||
He She It | He is not working he is playing on the computer now. She is not writing letters to her friends. | |||
I | Am I working on Monday? Am I writing a test with my group? | |||
We You They | Areyou still working? Are they writing a test now? | |||
He She It | Is he working in pair with Jain today? Is she writing down the notes? | |||
!!! , Continuous: | ||||
Feel, look, notice, observe, hear, see, smell, sound, taste ( listen, watch). | ||||
Advise, believe, consider, doubt, forget, guess, hope, imagine, insist, know, mean, not mind, promise, realize, recognize, recommend, regret, remember, require, seem, suggest, suppose, suspect, think, understand, wonder. | ||||
Admire, adore, astonish, concern, despise, detest, dislike, envy, hate, impress, like, love, surprise. | ||||
Desire, lack, need, please, prefer, satisfy, want, wish. | ||||
Be, belong, consist, contain, depend, have, include, involve, keep, owe, own, possess. | ||||
Agree, apologize, appear, cost, deny, deserve, equal, exist, fit, forgive, impress, lack, last, look like, matter, reach, refuse, remain, resemble, stop, suit, survive. | ||||
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I feel that we are given too much work (). He is feeling unwell now ( ). Youlook nice (). What areyou looking for? () I see a mistake in your report (). I am seeing the CEO tomorrow (). This coffee tastes bitter ( ). She is tasting the pudding (). What do you think of this proposal? (, ) What are you thinking about? (, ) I have a lot of things to do (). Mr. Brown is having lunch (breakfast, dinner, a rest, a party, a shower, a smoke, a cold, a good time) now. Mr. Terry is always honest. He is being honest with you. | ||||
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The Present Perfect | |||
I We You They | I have knownhim since childhood. You have seen him once. | ||
He She It | She has known him for 2 years. He has seen her this week. | ||
I We You They | We have not known each other yet. They have not seen her for 5 years. | ||
He She It | He has not known him up to now. She has not seen her since she left for Moscow. | ||
I We You They | Have you known each other before? Have they seen her? | ||
He She It | Has she known him before? Has he seenthem in the last few weeks? |
The Present Perfect Continuous | |||
I We You They | I have been working for 2 hours. They have been waiting since morning. | ||
He She It | He has been working all day long. She has been waitingfor them for a long time. | ||
I We You They | You have not been waiting for me. I have not been working for a long time. | ||
He She It | He has not been working since morning. She has not been waiting for him for a long time. | ||
I We You They | Haveyoubeen working in the forest? Have you been waiting for me long? | ||
He She It | Hashebeen working since morning? Hasshebeen waiting for him for 4 hours? |